AST cards rework idea (share your own, too!)

[Ceasaria]

Will all the data and thinking gathered, I have come up with a new rework which should please both AST sides.
It will restore the AST identity, give fun and reward the players for their actions.


2nd cards system issues to fix

1) Cards have no variety
Fix : Old cards effect will be back (potency changed) with Spire reworked.
Lady and Lord old effects will be back and will have a bonus based on the number of seals possessed.

2) Individual cards played are not rewarding
Fix : All cards (except Minor) played is now AoE effect. For that, there need to be a balance between solo dps, cards and Divination. Since cards is what matter, Divination has been reworked and doesn't give a raid buff anymore.

3) Too many actions to do (hard for controller players) especially for targeting teamates
Fix : With every card being AoE, it will be much easier now to manage the cards.

4) The whole melee/range thing for cards is not fun and interesting
Fix : This thing will be gone because of the return of the old cards effect.

5) Fishing for seals (instead of balance) is not innovative nor interesting
Fix : Cards are the essence of AST, not the seals. Seals are still present but are more considered like bonus which will help to controle the RNG and are consumed for a better Lord or Lady effect.


1st cards system issues to fix

1) Overall, some cards are too much played when others not (gap too large between most and least used card).
Fix : The 3 offensive cards Balance, Spear and Arrow should be equal. Bole, Ewer and Spire will still be useful for many players especially in progress (and because it give choice between damage raid buff and defensive/heal raid buff). Even if it's not mandatory to rotate between cards for seals, it still a nice bonus to have (check the new actions effect).

2) Not enough RNG control.
Fix : Horoscope and Divination have been reworked for this. Seals serve this function too.


3rd Cards System

- Each of the 6 cards have their effect as AoE (still 15 sec duration).
- Each card effect can stack with the other (because of Sleeve Draw) and will be refreshed if the same is applied.
- Each seal can be possessed only once (seal tied to his own emplacement on the UI).

Balance : 3% damage, Solar seal
Bole : 5% damage reduction, Solar seal
Spear : 4% critical chance, Lunar seal
Spire : 10% healing action, Lunar seal
Arrow : 5% attack speed, Celestial seal
Ewer : 30 potency recovery mana, Celestial seal

Redraw : Now affect Lady and Lord which will turn into the other.

Lady et Lord : Consume seals to enhanced the potency.
Lady : 400, 500 (1 seal), 650 (2 seals), 850 (3 seals) healing potency
Lord : 250, 400 (1 seal), 600 (2 seals), 850 (3seals) damage potency

Divination : Draw a card tied to a seal you don't possess (120 sec CD).

Horoscope : Put 3 different cards in a special zone (added to UI) for 90 sec (90 sec CD).
Can execute (only one) Draw of the Heavens after activation if you possess at least one seal :
- 1 seal : Draw the 1st card
- 2 seals : Draw the 2nd card
- 3 seals : Draw the 3rd card


Others abilities adjustements and back

Time Dilatation : Add 10 sec on every buff given to you and to your team by you.

Collective Unconscious :
- Diurnal : 120 HoT potency for 15 sec. 10% damage reduction.
- Nocturnal : 120 SoT (Shield over Time) potency for 15 sec, can be cumulated up to 5 layers. 10% damage reduction.

Celestial Opposition : Stun back.
Diurnal --> Shield ; Nocturnal --> HoT

Neutral Sect
- 20% healing bonus removed
- Celestial Intersection and Celestial Opposition are now affected.

Benefic Aspect
- Nocturnal : mana cost decreased from 1000 to 500.


Enhanced buff duration has been restored with Time Dilatation (ancient CO effect).

Mana issue is fixed with Ewer and with the decreased cost of Benefic Aspect for Nocturnal.

There is a good duality now between Diurnal and Nocturnal.
The "Celestial" moves give access to the particularity of the other stance, while Collective Unconscious is the big tool in their respective domain.

And now with the Neutra Sect change, we can have a real healing and shielding power if we cumulate everything every 2 min !


I believe this AST would be so much fun and I hope you appreciate it